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" I take the harsh criticism along with the compliments. "

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" I'm glad to know that I can host the 'Today' show for 16 years and not be a trending topic. And all the sudden I'm on 'Royal Pains,' and I'm a trending topic. There's something a little strange about that. "

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" I get letters from women, and they say, 'I love your Roman nose.' If I weren't on TV and I walked past that same woman, she'd go, 'Did you see the beak on that guy? "

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" People always say, 'Is it tough getting up at four in the morning?' I'm not terrible with that, but the weird thing for me is that I start to feel like a 3-year-old in need of a nap at about 7:30 at night; and, at 9:30, my head is teetering like that. "

" Does anyone want to see a person who's making the money that the newspapers say I'm making complaining, 'Woe is me, my life is terrible, and people are being unfair?' No one would've had any patience for that. I wouldn't have any patience for that. "

" I don't think I'm all that interesting. I mean, I'm a guy who does a morning show and goes to bed at 9:00 every night. I mean, I don't have a lot in my life that's really fascinated or fodder for tabloids. "

" I like it when things are where they're supposed to be. "

" Every night at 6:30, my entire family sits down for dinner together. It's definitely the best part of my day. "

" If you can be who you are on camera, which is not easy, then I think you're going to be successful. "

" Some of what is being said about me is untrue or mischaracterized, but there is enough truth in these stories to make me feel embarrassed and ashamed. I regret that my shame is now shared by the people I cherish dearly. "

" There's a difference between good chemistry and a bond. Chemistry is something you have with somebody you meet - or you don't. It's an intangible. It may be superficial. It's much harder to put your finger on than a bond. "

" Being in front of the camera - first of all, when I wanted to get into television, it was as a producer. I never had an idea that I would do anything in front of the camera, and that kind of happened by accident. But I wanted to be a producer or give me a job with the Yankees or play for the Knicks. I was a sports nut when I was a kid. "

" Over the course of 20 years that I've been at NBC, I have never seen the amount of money I make reported correctly by the media. "

" I can't be as open on national television as I can when I'm having dinner with friends. But that doesn't mean the type of person I am is different. My values, my dislikes, my sense of humor are the same. "

" I don't think it's a healthy thing in your personal life to go around with that never-sure attitude. "

" There are some harsh realities about this business, and they've been beaten into my psyche. But I'm more of an optimist than a pessimist. "

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" I kid my friends who are golfers, and I say, 'If you ever hear me complain, hit me in the butt with a putter' because I have no reason to complain. Even on days when you don't like what you see in the paper, I have no reason to complain. "

" I've always liked the idea of walking into a cocktail party where there are different people and finding some connection with almost everybody in the room. "

" Katie Couric is kind of my soulmate. "

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